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a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite

a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite

Aluminum.

A whitish metal; very light weight.

A white, light metal, the base of alumina.

The metallic base of alumina. Aluminium gold, an alloy in the ratio of 1 to 9 of this metal with copper.

The metallic base of alumina-as a metal, now prepared to a considerable extent.

Same as Aluminum.

A metallic element; atomic weight 27. Symbol Al. It occurs in nature in a great variety of minerals, usually combined with silica, either alone or in connection with iron, magnesium, calcium, and sodium. It also occurs native as an oxid. a. is a white metal, capable of taking a fine polish. Its specific gravity is 2.58. It is very malleable and ductile. It does not oxidize in the air and resists the action of ordinary acids, except hydrochloric acid, but is acted on by alkalis and rapidly changed by mercury or mercury salts.